Emir Ali II of Shirazid Emirate

Emir Ali II of Shirazid Emirate (950-1022) was the emir of the Shirazid Emirate from 980 to 1022, succeeding Emir Sadiq of Shirazid Emirate and preceding Emir Ali III of Shirazid Emirate.

Biography
Ali was born in 950 to the Shirazids, a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Berbers that ruled over the Horn of Africa. Ali was the son of Hussayn ibn Sadiq, and he was the grandson of Emir Sadiq of Shirazid Emirate. Ali succeeded his grandfather on his death in 980, with his father dying before he could be the emir of the Shirazid Emirate. Ali II reigned over most of what is now Djibouti, northeastern Ethiopia, and Somalia for 42 years before dying at the age of 72 in 1022. His son Emir Ali III of Shirazid Emirate succeeded him.